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Agilent   Agilent Technologies provides a wide range of test and measurement instruments, systems, services, and software for high-speed digital design and test. Our signal-integrity solutions address high-performance probing (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, TDR, network analyzers), high-speed interconnect analysis/simulation, jitter analysis, FPGA debug, FBD/DDR memory analysis, Serial-ATA analysis, PCI Express analysis, HDMI 1.3, DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel and much more. See the solutions designed to help you gain insight into your digital designs. www.agilent.com/find/si/
 
Corporate Partner
Rambus   Rambus is one of the world's premier technology licensing companies specializing in the invention and design of high-speed chip interface solutions. The company's patented innovations, breakthrough technologies and integration expertise have helped industry-leading chip and system companies solve their most challenging and complex I/O problems and bring their products to market. Rambus' interface solutions can be found in numerous computing, consumer, and communications products and applications. Additional information is available at www.rambus.com.
 
Diamond Sponsors
Lecroy   LeCroy offers high-performance oscilloscopes, serial data analyzers, and protocol test solutions used by design engineers in the computer and semiconductor, data storage device, automotive and industrial, and military and aerospace markets. LeCroy's 40-year heritage of technical innovation is the foundation for its recognized leadership in "WaveShape Analysis" – capturing, viewing, and measuring the high-speed signals that drive today's information and communications technologies. LeCroy is headquartered in Chestnut Ridge, New York.

Tektronix   Visit the Tektronix booth and find answers to your most elusive high-speed serial test challenges. Whether for signal integrity or compliance testing, serial data network analysis or digital validation-M-we have the complete high-speed serial test bench. Come experience how the latest automated test solutions, oscilloscopes, AWGs and logic analyzers provide the performance you need and deliver instant insight into digital and analog behavior of the most complex serial data measurements.
 
Gold Sponsor
Bertscope   SyntheSys Research is an innovator in high-speed signal integrity test and measurement solutions for both electrical and optical communications. We are leading the evolution of test by changing the way design engineers utilize test and measurement on the bench with a new instrument class, the BERTScope(TM).

We are committed to reducing the overall cost of test, and providing solutions that improve productivity, with greater test and measurement capability in less test time. Focused on customers who are leading the next generation of high speed serial data transmissions development, SyntheSys is first to market in key areas to meet the most rigorous test standards:

  • Direct correlation of bit errors to eye diagrams
  • Compliance Contour with built-in masks for verifying BER contours of 10Ð12
  • Clock recovery for spread spectrum clocks
 
Corporate Registration Sponsors
Amphenol  

Cisco  

HP  

IBM  

Intel  

Redback Networks  

Sun Microsystems  

Xilinx  

 
Silver Sponsor
WiPro   Wipro (NYSE:WIT) is today a $4 bn global provider of IT Services, Outsourced R&D, Infrastructure Outsourcing, Business Process Services, and Business Consulting with over 75,000 employees and operations in more than 53 countries.

Wipro Technologies' 2100+ strong VLSI & System Design Group has in-depth experience in complete Product Engineering Solutions in the VLSI domain which include high end Turnkey Mixed Signal and Digital ASIC/SoC development, complex FPGA & Board designs, Turnkey System Designs and Core technology IP Blocks.

 
Merchandise Sponsors
Bertscope  

CST  

Sanmina SCI  

Sigrity  

 
DesignTOUR Sponsors
Agilent  

Altium  

Bertscope  

Lecroy  

Rambus  

Samtec  

Tektronix  

Wipro  

 
Marketing Partners
Text 100   Bogatin Enterprises sets the standard in signal integrity training, specializing in making complex topics easy to understand while strengthening engineering intuition. Live classes, Web-based training, and publications illustrate how rules of thumb, approximations, and commercially available simulation tools can be used to quickly and efficiently solve signal integrity problems. TDR and VNA instruments are leveraged with analysis tools to show how to fully characterize and "hack" into interconnects to identify their limitations and optimize performance. For more information on Bogatin Enterprises' courses and content, visit www.BeTheSignal.com.

 
Text 100   Savant Company Inc. provides global market intelligence, sales, business development, and marketing services for high-tech semiconductor IC and IP companies in leading-edge markets. Savant specializes in semiconductor companies that are developing complex ASSPs or IPs. We develop highly customized strategic sales and marketing plans for our clients so that they can develop and expand their businesses in new segments and in new geographies with confidence. Savant also provides executive briefings, customized on-site training, conferences, seminars, customized intelligence reports, etc., to business professionals worldwide. Savant Company Inc. is an independently owned and independently operated company incorporated in the state of California. For additional information on the company or its products and services, please visit www.SavantCompany.com or contact Marketing@SavantCompany.com.

 
Official PR Sponsor
Text 100   Text 100 is a global PR agency serving companies that use technology for competitive advantage. Text 100 uniquely offers the dedication of local agencies and the reach of a global agency, representing brands in 31 offices around the world. Clients include Fujifilm, IBM, Philips, Cisco, Sony and Xerox. For more information visit www.text100.com.

 
Official Media Sponsor
Reed Business Information   Reed Business Information (RBI) is part of Reed Elsevier, the world's largest provider of business-to-business information and producer of trade shows. EDN is published by RBI, and serves the vital information needs of design engineers and engineering managers worldwide. The EDN franchise includes EDN, EDN Europe, EDN Asia, EDN Australia, EDN China, EDN Japan. EDN.com, the Internet home of EDN, Electronic News, and Electronic Business, delivers a three-dimensional view of the electronics industry via breaking news coverage, strategic business information, and in-depth technical engineering content. Visit www.edn.com/.

 
Official News Service Sponsor
Business Wire   Business Wire is the leading source for full-text breaking news releases, multimedia and regulatory filings for companies and groups throughout the world. http://home.businesswire.com

 
VPO   Virtual Press Office is a leading on-line news management company offering innovative services to facilitate the communications process between high-tech firms and the media. Information is centralized under one roof to ensure that journalists, analysts, and industry consultants have the fastest and easiest access to the latest press releases, company backgrounders, white papers, and graphics from the world's premier high-tech companies. In addition to accessing thousands of new press releases posted to the virtualpressoffice.com Web site each day, VPO members may customize an e-mail delivery service to meet specific news-gathering requirements. Documents are retrieved either via standard industry categories or personalized keyword searches and delivered straight to the inbox at regular intervals. www.virtualpressoffice.com

 
PR Sponsor
Cayenne communications   Cayenne Communications is a consulting company specializing in strategic, integrated corporate and marketing communications for emerging technology companies. For more information, see www.cayennecom.com.

 
Media Sponsors
Chip Design   Chip Design is the leading media network dedicated to the IC design market.
  • Chip Design magazine
  • www.chipdesignmag.com
  • Newsletters — ChipDesigner, FPGA Developer, IP Designer & Integrator, Chip-Package-Board.
  • Chip Design Trends Research — SoC and IP design analysis/forecasts
  • Annual Resource Catalogs covering EDA, MIPS, IP, Multicore and FPGA.

 
Circuit Cellar   Circuit Cellar, The Magazine for Computer Applications, is focused on the needs of hands-on designers, engineers, and programmers of microcomputer hardware and software. Circuit Cellar magazine presents tools, techniques, and solutions that are of immediate, practical value. Visit www.circuitcellar.com

 
CircuiTree   CircuiTree is the only global magazine covering printed circuit board manufacture. Its monthly blend of technical and business articles is complemented by columnists who are regarded as industry experts. CircuiTree also translates technical articles into Chinese for its Asian edition. Please visit us at www.circuitree.com for a free subscription or advertising information.

 
Connector Specifier   Connector Specifier provides information on connector and interconnection technology, as well as product information, to design engineers, purchasing management, and others in R&D and OEM applications. The website and magazine combine a mix of new products, technology articles, and industry news, enabling professionals to make informed buying and design decisions. http://cs.pennnet.com

 
Connector Supplier  

 
EDA Cafe   EDACafe.com is the #1 Electronic Design and IP Resource web portal. It reaches more design professionals than any other EDA site. The daily e-Newsletter is sent to more than 34,000 EDA industry leaders every day. IC professionals count on EDACafe.com for the latest industry news and up-do-date technical information.

 
PCB007   Design007 is the leading real-time, online magazine for the global PCB design industry. As part of the I-Connect007 family of publications, Design007 is the most comprehensive news source for industry professionals working in the design industry. http://www.pcbdesign007.com/

 
PCB Cafe   Thousands of PCB designers and top-level decision-makers visit PCBCafé.com daily to learn about industry trends, read the latest news and get the latest company information. Each month the site attracts more than 25,000 unique visitors with more than 100,000 page views and has become a #1 PCB portal.

 
Portable Design  

 
Printed Circuit Design and Print Magazine   Printed Circuit Design & Fab is the leading trade publication in the PCB design and fabrication markets, serving OEMs, design service bureaus, and merchant and captive fabrication facilities. Published by UP Media Group Inc., PCD&F and its daily e-newsletter, www.pcbupdate.com, are free to qualifying professionals. Visit www.pcdandf.com for more information.

 
SCD Source  

 
Associate Sponsors
Ethernet Alliance   The mission of Ethernet Alliance is to promote industry awareness, acceptance, and advancement of technology and products based on existing and emerging IEEE 802 Ethernet standards and their management. Ethernet Alliance will provide resources to establish and demonstrate multivendor interoperability of IEEE 802 Ethernet products and their management. The Alliance is open to all constituencies and stakeholders of IEEE 802 Ethernet. For IT professionals, Ethernet Alliance members work toward equipment interoperability across vendors. Component and system vendors gain efficient product development and decreased time to market. To learn more about the benefits of membership and what it means to be a member of Ethernet Alliance, visit www.ethernetalliance.org

 
GSA   The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) mission is to accelerate the growth and increase the return on invested capital of the global semiconductor industry by fostering a more effective fabless ecosystem through collaboration, integration and innovation. It addresses the challenges within the supply chain including IP, EDA/design, wafer manufacturing, test and packaging to enable industry-wide solutions. Providing a platform for meaningful global collaboration, the Alliance identifies and articulates market opportunities, encourages and supports entrepreneurship, and provides members with comprehensive and unique market intelligence. Members include companies throughout the supply chain representing 25 countries across the globe. http://www.gsaglobal.org

 
IBIS   The IBIS Open Forum is the industry organization responsible for the management of the IBIS specification. The Open Forum meets every three weeks by teleconference. Membership is open to all interested companies. The Open Forum also holds IBIS summits several times per year around the world, to give its members an opportunity to meet face-to-face and exchange technical information and elect officers. Summit announcements and presentations are posted on IBIS's Web site; summit activities are also financed through member dues and sponsorships. For more information, visit www.eigroup.org/IBIS

 
IDEMA   The International Disk Drive Equipment and Materials Association (IDEMA) is an international not-for-profit trade association that represents the $22 billion HDD industry and its infrastructure. Founded in 1986, IDEMA provides more than 500 corporate and individual members worldwide with trade shows, technical conferences, symposia, education classes, networking events, and an active international standards program. Visit www.idema.org

 
MEPTEC   MEPTEC (Microelectronics Packaging and Test Engineering Council) is a trade association of over 600 semiconductor suppliers, manufacturers and individuals committed to enhancing the competitiveness of the back-end portion of the semiconductor business. MEPTEC is concerned exclusively with assembly, packaging and test issues and is dedicated to the advancement of that segment of the industry. For more information visit www.meptec.org.

 
SEMI   SEMI is the global industry association serving the manufacturing supply chains for the microelectronic, display, and photovoltaic industries. SEMI member companies create smarter, faster, and more economical products that improve the quality of our lives. Since 1970, SEMI has helped members increase profit, create new markets, and meet common industry challenges. For more information, visit www.semi.org.

 
Si2   Si2 is a not-for-profit organization of industry-leading semiconductor and EDA tool companies focused on improving productivity and reducing cost in creating and producing integrated silicon systems. We believe that through collaborative efforts, the industry can achieve higher levels of systems-on-silicon integration while reducing the cost and complexity of integrating future design systems. Si2 represents members throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information visit www.si2.org.